Music and recording © Alexander Massey 11 March 2015 Download the free sheet music (3 part round with optional piano or guitar) אֱלהַי נְשָׁמָה שֶׁנָּתַתָּ בִּי טְהורָה הִיא My God, the soul You have given me is pure. (Berachot 60b) The Talmud teaches us to say ‘God’ as our first word when we wake in the […]
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Five Sacred Chants is an 11-page sheet music set of simple rounds and chants for 2 or 3 voices. It includes a a 4-page introduction with an essay ‘What’s the point of chanting?’, and short commentaries on each of the five pieces. You can listen to all the chants on this website: Tashlich – 2
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Composition and Audio © Alexander Massey, 26 March 2017 First performance 10 May 2017 – United for Peace – United Through Poetry – a service with readings interspersed with silent reflection and music, delivered in partnership with the Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion at the University of Birmingham. Download the free
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Composition and audio © Alexander Massey 25 March 2012 Download the free sheet music (round for 3 voices & optional piano) “How great are your works, God! Your thoughts are very deep.” The morning service includes Psalm 92 Tov l’hodot (‘It is a good thing to give thanks to God’). We begin the day by
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Composition and audio © Alexander Massey 4 May 2007 Download the free sheet music (voice & optional piano or guitar) This nigun was written to mirror the movement of the angels on Jacob’s ladder, ascending and descending between earth and heaven (Gen 28:10-19). I originally thought of the melody spanning 10 pitches (B to D),
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